Receptacle-display holder.



A. G. GANBY.

REGBPTAGLE DISPLAY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAILB, 1913.

1,093.03. Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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A. G. CANBY.

REGBPTAGLE DISPLAY HOLDER.

APPLIGATION FILED JAN.6, 191s.

L93fi330 Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

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\ Specification of Letters Patent. Pagtentedl Apr; 1%, 1914 Application filed January 6, 1913. Serial No. 740,522.

To all whom it may concern: 5 Be it known thatl, AMos G. GANBY, a

citizen of the United States of America, residing .at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacle-Display Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a package display stand for vending smallarticles of i merchandise from the original package, and

' includes means wherebythe stand cannot be -perspectiveiof a that embody- ;feaj I 2. is a. planview of.

used for the sale of' 'spurious-or counterfeit articles put up in packages or receptacles for The invention consists in the matters hereh aa pended-claims. .1 tI-Il' gth P I Figure 1' isa View in nd :packages thereon, theinvention; Fig. stand itself;

Fig.3 is'a'view tran s'ye the base Fig. t as 'a, v1ew detail showing the'arrangeinent ti1"sand fora cylindrical packageLf-jv As shown herein a "base 1,-'preferably of sheet metal, is adapted to be-"supported in inclined position by suitable means as. for example, a down-turned back flange 2 and front flange 3. The sheet is stiffened by side flanges L. A set of tongues 5- are struck routf fromi-"fthelbody of the sheet in ofi-set 'parallel relation,,thereto, each set being in alinement ;w ithgarretaining rib 6. A transversely'disPbsd-rib 7, formed. up or struck 'out from thejbo'dy'of;the{Sheet-, is'placed betweenjtlie'setsief-tongueshl- The ribs 6 and .7 are so '-'-Eili sposed'v relationto the tongues that they bear' against the jbase flanges of applied receptacles as indicated bythe dotted lines in Fig. 2.

The receptacles or packages for the stand have their bodies 8 of any preferred cross section and construction with abottom 9 that is inset slightly and is provided with transverse slots and out-pressed boss portions 10 that. admit the tongues 5 of a set and loc' the package in position on the base between the ribs 6 and 7. The bosses 10 are so disposed that the tongues 5 are flush with or below the level of the interior of the ft If; set forth and particularly pointed form or arrangement of What I claim 1s bottom. In the ordinary construction of sheet metal packages, such as herein shown, the formation of the flange joint between the bottom and the side of the receptacle affords sufficient depression of the bottom. Otherwise the bottom is especially formed so that it is inset sufficiently for the purpose. As

tion as shown. in Figs. 5, 6 and 7,-ribs 11 and 12 that-are segmental to correspond to the contourof the bottom of the receptacle are formed onthe base while the tongues 5 are so disposed in relation to the side flanges 4 that the receptacle is readily brought into register therewith. Where the receptacles are used for cigars or like articles the openings or slots through the bottom are .iinmateriah A false bottom 13 may be applied over the regular bottom, as indicated in Fig. 7,-and the slots for the tongues may 1 be formed'therein, thus leaving the package itself intact. As a result, a display stand is obtained which holds a package in position for ready removal of the contents while at the same time the package is fully displayed. Any means of supporting the base ,in a desired position may be used or the base itself may form a component of a ,vending machine to move in or out of, a casing as desired. Or the base may be one of a series of articulated plates forming the part of a conveyer in a vending or advertisin g device.

The device permits the sale of goods from the original package and prevents the use of packages that do not correspond exactly in contour to the original receptacles for which the stand is intended.

Obviously, changes in the details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit. of my invention and I do not care to limit myself to any particular parts.

. 1. The combination of a self supporting inclined base provided with projections,

and receptacles having outst-ruck bottom members adapted to detachably interlock with the projections, said out-struck bottom members being in a plane set in from the plane of the bottom edges of the receptacle, whereby said receptacle can be evenly supported independent of said base.

2. The combination of a self supporting inclined base provided with projections and ribs, and receptacles each having an outstruck bottom member adapted to interlock with the projections, said out-struck bottom member being in a plane set in from the plane of the bottom edges of the receptacle, whereby said receptacle can be evenly supported independent of said base, the ribs adjacent each set of projections bearing against the marginal portions of an applied receptacle. I

3. The combination with a base having sets of tongues on the upper face, of receptacles each provided with integral struck-out bottom members adapted to be detachably engaged with a set of the tongues, said out-struck bottom members being in a plane set in from theplane of the bottom edges of the receptacle, whereby saidreceptacle can be evenly supported in-. dependent of said base.

4. The combination of an inclined base,

sets of tongues struck up therefrom in offset parallel relation and ribs formed on the base adjacent each set of tongues, and receptacles each having a slotted bottom member adapted to detachably interlock with the tongues when engaged laterally by the ribs, said out-struck bottom members being in a plane set in from the plane of the bottom edges of the receptacle, whereby said receptacle can be evenly supported independent of said base.

5. The combination of a base, sets of offsetrigid tongues on the upper face thereof and in a plane parallel with said base, ribs on the upper face adjacent each set of tongues, and guide flanges for each set of tongues, and receptacles each having a counter-sunk slotted base member adapted to detachably interlock with a set of tongues, when engaged laterally by thecompanion flange and ribs.

6. The combination of a base, set rigid tongues struck up therefrom in a plane parallel with said base and ribs around each set, and receptacles each having a bottom member that is slotted to re: ceive tongues, the tongues being substantially flush with the inner face of the bottom member.

7. The combination with a base formed of a sheet metal plate self-supported in inclined position by down-turned front and back flanges and provided with up-turned lateral guide flanges, sets of ofl-set tongues struck upfrom the sheet in a plane parallel to said base and ribs pressed up from the plate adjacent each set of tongues, and receptacles each having a countersunk bottom member that is slotted to de'tachably interlock with the tongues when the lower mar- Y ginal portions of the receptacle bear laterally against the companion ribs and flange.

8. The combination with a base, and a receptacle supported in an inclined posi- ,tion thereby, of inter-locking means arranged between said base and the bottom of said receptacle and surrounded by themarginal edges of said receptacle whereby said receptacle is retained upon said base.

' 9. The combination of a self supporting inclined base, a receptacle having marginal edges adapted to rest upon said 'base, and countersunk means carried by the bottom of said receptacle and adapted to inter-lock with said base above the surface thereof.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. AMOS-Gr. CANBY. Witnesses:

ANNA M. Dean, C(R. STIoKNm. 

